TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani denounced the situation of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar as “shocking” and renewed his call for international pressures on the government of the Southeast Asian country to stop “the genocide”. “Muslims in Myanmar are facing dreadful conditions and 400,000 innocent people have been displaced,” President Rouhani said in a meeting […]

TEHRAN  – Iranian foreign minister discussed issues of mutual interest with the Britain’s foreign secretary and Swiss foreign minister on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. During their meeting on Monday evening, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson stressed the necessity to improve bilateral […]

TEHRAN – As the Iraqi Kurdistan Region is gearing up for an independence referendum, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called on the United Nations to throw its weight behind Iraq’s territorial integrity, warning against the perils posed by changes in the political boundaries of the region. In a meeting with Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio […]

TEHRAN  – Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi and the chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) held a meeting in the Austrian capital of Vienna to discuss the implementation process of the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers. Salehi and Amano held the meeting on […]

TEHRAN  – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani reminded the US administration of the heavy price it will have to pay by withdrawing from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), saying such move would “chip away at international trust placed in the” US. Speaking in an exclusive interview with CNN in New York, President Rouhani said, […]

TEHRAN  – Iran’s Minister of Communication and Information Technology Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi said the country has three satellites that are ready to be launched in due time. Speaking to reporters in Tehran on Monday, Azari Jahromi praised Iran’s progress in the space industry and said the country always needs to develop the strategic industry […]

TEHRAN – Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi slammed the US for its hostile policies against the Islamic Republic and said Washington’s policies are aimed at undermining the 2015 nuclear deal, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Addressing the 61st General Conference of the International […]

TEHRAN – Iran’s Ambassador to Iraq Iraj Masjedi and the Turkish envoy in the Arab country exchanged views about a range of issues, including the latest developments in the Middle East. In the meeting held in Baghdad Sunday night, the two diplomats held talks on various regional topics, including a unilateral plan by Iraq’s semi-autonomous […]

TEHRAN– Head of President’s Office Mahmoud Vaezi, in response to US claim on visiting Iran’s military sites under terms of the JCPOA, said the new American government has had no opportunity to study document of the nuclear deal. In response to claims made by American officials that there exists no difference between visiting nuclear and […]

TEHRAN  – French government officials believe that undermining or scrapping the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers by the US would signal the beginning of the end of the Non-Proliferation Treaty, which entered into force in 1970. Iran is respecting the JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action), the officials said, Reuters reported on […]